Guardian Music — It's Rumer week at guardian.co.uk/music. She's taking over the Old Music blog to talk about her favourite songs, and on Thursday we've got an exclusive interview lined up as well as a special live stream for you. First up, she takes a look at a class... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonA Show of Hands concert at the Albert Hall is always an emotional affair, because the venue has played such a crucial role in their history. Sixteen years ago, the West Country duo of Steve Knightley and Phil Beer found it di... more info

KEXP Seattle — Carrying the names of your famous father, Steve Earle, and the fabled Texan troubadour Townes Van Zandt leaves a lot for a guy to live up to… and through. For Justin Townes Earle, there’s no escaping his past, but the NYC by way of Nashville song... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt was all very cosy. At the back of the stage was a pink sofa, a lamp and side-table with a vase of daffodils, and in front of them was the world's best-known female folk singer, playing guitar and easing into a two-hour s... more info

411 Mania — Steve Earle talks about how he prepared for it... more info

Mjsbigblog — Crystal Bowersox now calls Pacific Northwest home – She’s in “album mode” musically, writing songs and flying back and forth to Santa Fe to record demos with producer/songwriter/musician Jono Manson who has worked with Blues Traveler, Joan O... more info

Mercury News, California — Free show honoring Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder will feature Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Boz Scaggs and others performing off San Francisco's Great Highway. more info

Twangville — I really do believe that when this song was originally recorded that this is what Paul McCartney had in mind. Steve Earle, with the Bluegrass Dukes. more info

Impose Magazine — On Sunday, January 15, OWS supporters met at Cathedral Church on the West Side, continuing on a candlelit march to Riverside Church (Riverside Dr at 120th St) to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Performances and speeches from many artists and civil righ... more info

Guardian Music — (Icehouse Music)The Texas-born singer-songwriter Guy Clark turned 70 at the end of last year, and a remarkable Who's Who of country and folk celebrities celebrate with this 30-track reminder of why his work is so revered. He's an inventive, highly o... more info